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as in ended
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
a grand parade will wrap up the weeklong celebration
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as in summarized
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
a reporter wrapped up the mayor's speech in a few sentences
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Recent Examples of wrapped up
He was wrapped up at the side of my bed.
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
A lot of people get wrapped up in the idea of how things used to be.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
There’s even a full urban adventure to get the players wrapped up with the power players in shadow.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Debuting last fall, English Teacher wrapped up its eight-episode season with Evan surprisingly rekindling things with his ex Malcolm, played by Jordan Firstman.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 10 Sep. 2025
The company showed an open-sided working mockup of the bathroom concept alongside full van prototypes at this year's Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, which wrapped up over the weekend.
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
There was hope that his game-winning homer during the first game of the nine-game trip the team just wrapped up would lead to his breaking out of the slump.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The flagship series, meanwhile, premiered in 2018 and wrapped up its seventh season in May.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
The Pennsylvania native wrapped up her 21-month Eras Tour in December.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
A lot of people get wrapped up in the idea of how things used to be.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
There’s even a full urban adventure to get the players wrapped up with the power players in shadow.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Debuting last fall, English Teacher wrapped up its eight-episode season with Evan surprisingly rekindling things with his ex Malcolm, played by Jordan Firstman.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 10 Sep. 2025
The company showed an open-sided working mockup of the bathroom concept alongside full van prototypes at this year's Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, which wrapped up over the weekend.
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
There was hope that his game-winning homer during the first game of the nine-game trip the team just wrapped up would lead to his breaking out of the slump.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The flagship series, meanwhile, premiered in 2018 and wrapped up its seventh season in May.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
The Pennsylvania native wrapped up her 21-month Eras Tour in December.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped up
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Bryant ended his Cowboys career with the most receiving touchdowns for any receiver in team history (73).—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Reds’ game ended while the Mets were playing in the sixth inning.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Vietnam experience can almost be summarized by its iconic photographs, images everyone knows; the war in visual shorthand.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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In an interview with Rolling Stone, Villa summarized the latest research.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Got her shoulder pulled out and finished the game with her leg being taken out and probably has a fracture.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Matz finished the fourth and recorded the first two outs of the fifth.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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The five-phase proposal outlined a gradual approach to providing the information while keeping within state and federal privacy laws.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Martin, Williams and director of security and safety Dave Korus outlined the travel itinerary and strategy in a team meeting on Monday.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The country concluded its general elections with Sandu's Party of Action and Solidarity winning an overall majority.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025
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While the data during the peak of the Covid closures was even weaker, the increasing number of store closures and mounting cost pressures on tenants are likely to further dampen rent growth in the next several quarters, the report concluded.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, tenants who lived in homes that became rent-controlled had far less incentive to leave, which wound up limiting their mobility, according to the 2019 paper and other research, Respighi Grasso explained in an interview with USA TODAY.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Rashada wound up at Arizona State, where his father, Harlen Rashada once played.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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After the Europeans closed out the fourth session with the final point, McIlroy met with the media to detail his experience.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Last week, the ‘90s supermodel closed out New York Fashion Week strutting for Coolibar’s Mott50 line of resortwear that also doubles as sunblock.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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